22 Feb 1938

Russia
  • Boris Shaposhnikov was awarded his second Order of the Red Star. ww2dbase [Boris Shaposhnikov | CPC]
  • Semyon Timoshenko was awarded the Order of Lenin for the first time. ww2dbase [Semyon Timoshenko | CPC]
  • Kliment Voroshilov was awarded the Order of Lenin for the second time and received the medal commemorating "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army". ww2dbase [Kliment Voroshilov | CPC]
  • Kirill Meretskov was awarded the Twenty Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army medal. ww2dbase [Kirill Meretskov | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 22 Feb 1938
US Marine Corps Lieutenant Dewolf Schatzel leading the final salute of the Mounted Detachment at the American Legation, Yongdingmen gate, Beiping, China, 22 Feb 1938

22 Feb 1938 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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